Area Director leading and developing campus ministry teams for InterVarsity. Inspiring diverse witnessing communities of students and faculty who follow Jesus on campuses.
Responsibilities
An Area Director leads and oversees a ministry team to plant and to grow witnessing communities of students and faculty who follow Jesus on college and university campuses.
As an Area Director, you inspire, coach and develop campus staff ministers, students, faculty, and ministry partners to increase the number of witnessing communities, as well as the size, health, spiritual maturity, and campus-wide influence of existing witnessing communities by being a:
Visionary Guide: Create a culture of dependence on God to gain vision for establishing and advancing witnessing communities that reach every corner of every campus in your area
Model InterVarsity’s vision and Core Values for supervisees
Lead staff, students, and faculty through Scripture, prayer, teaching and discipleship experiences in a way that motivates and shapes their ministry around vision
Set appropriate annual goals through prayer, research and reflection with your teams
Structural Architect: Lead your team to develop and implement plans to achieve ministry goals
Adapt the plan as needed through rhythms of action, reflection and evaluation
Develop, align and leverage programs and structures to move the mission forward
Missional Developer: Recruit a diversity of qualified minister candidates
Develop ministers to spiritually grow in Christ in intimacy, like Christ in character, and with Christ in his mission to current and new campuses
Develop ministers professionally so that they are consistently increasing their gifts and skills as ministry leaders
Supervise ministers, using appropriate leadership style for the individual and situation, to help them accomplish assigned tasks. This will require coaching, assessing, correcting and affirming job-related behaviors
Proactively establish and develop healthy relationships across racial, ethnic, national background, and gender barriers with staff, students, faculty, and ministry partners to build effective and diverse communities
Build an effective minister team that collaborates well and accomplishes goals
Participate in regional leadership as determined by the Regional Director, to set ministry vision and strategies, contribute to accomplishing plans, and provide regional leadership in specific areas
Positively and constructively respond to the direction and coaching of line supervisors
Build productive ministry partnerships with regional and national collaborative leaders
Establish systems, processes and protocols to fulfill regular operational and administrative tasks in a timely manner (reporting, finances, human resources, etc.)
Maintain sound financial status of the area through management of budgeting, expense control and ministry partnership development
Become familiar with and comply with all InterVarsity policies and procedures
Develop a team of partners who will resource the ministry financially, in prayer, or with volunteer service that advances the mission.
Develop and maintain a ministry among partners who will fund InterVarsity
Ensure ministry budget is fully funded
Supervise each minister’s MPD (collaborating with coaches when applicable) and equip staff to build ministry partners
Build resource networks with alumni, volunteers, churches, advocacy councils, and major donors, in particular to fund low-network ministers
Communicate regularly with ministry partners
Accomplish all other assigned tasks as appropriate
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree required
Minimum three years campus ministry or equivalent work experience required
Strong ministry skills (including the ability to communicate spiritual vision, teach spiritual and biblical principles, plan ministry programs, and spiritually disciple, coach and mentor)
Proven ability to work well with others and the ability to develop a team of campus ministers.
Strong interpersonal skills (including ability to minister to diverse ethnic communities and faculty)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated problem solving skills
Familiarity with word processing, presentation, email, and spreadsheet software
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